Kasturi Guha Thakurta's Review on Indian Institute of Management, [IIM] Shillong
Placements and Internships
- The summer placement season 2014 has been really good as compared to the previous year at Indian Institute of Management.
- We saw some new companies, as well as the older ones, participate in the placement and most of them recruited good numbers for an internship.
- Some of the reputed names this season were Mahindra GMC, JP Morgan and Chase, HSBC, L&T to name a few.
- Many companies offer pre-placement interviews and job offers.
- The final placement for the batch 2013-15 has also been good.
College Infrastructure and Hostel Facilities
- IIM Shillong is currently functioning from a temporary campus but it is better than many permanent campuses. The temporary campus is actually a palace (Yes! Mayurbhanj Palace is the name) which is unlike other temporary campuses which function from two or three rooms hired in a corporate building or so.
- We have proper mess/canteen, gym, auditorium, basketball court, volleyball court, recreation room, study room, night canteen, library with huge collections of books, computer lab, guest house and a wellness centre.
- The campus is located in the serene trails of the beautiful Khasi hills. You can enjoy the beautiful view of hills and tall pine trees from the campus.
Academics and Faculty
- The courses available are vast and quite exhaustive in all the domains at Indian Institute of Management. We get to study some good subjects as electives as well as compulsory subjects like Talent Assessment and Management, Rural Marketing, Risk Management, etc and also certain courses on Sustainable Business which are not taught in many IIMs.
- IIM Shillong, like any other IIM, offers a General Management degree, unlike other B-Schools which offers specialisations.
- Overall, the choice and relevance of courses are very apt along with the reading materials provided.
- We, the students, can also propose new courses for the electives and they will even be included in our curriculum if found important. The classes can sometimes get really hectic but that's the least one should expect from an IIM.
- We get multiple projects/assignments, case studies, group presentations, surprise quizzes, etc every day.
- The visiting faculties are really good though they are still building on bringing in better permanent faculties.
Fees and Scholarships
- Securing a bank loan is easy. You can avail loans from any of the public banks (or, private but public banks are cheaper) at lower interest rates if you are a student of any IIM.
- IIM Shillong also offers many need-based and category based scholarship.
4.2
Academics & Faculty
4
Fees & Scholarships
4
Placements & Internships
4.5
College Infrastructure & Hostel Facilities
4.5
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College Infrastructure & Hostel Facilities : There are 4 hostels in the campus and being a new institute, hostels are new as well. The campus is running out of Mayurbhanj Complex which was previously the erstwhile summer palace of Mayurbhanj Kings, so I suppose that would explain the scenic beauty and the marvelous campus that IIM Shillong has. Hostel fee is included in the overall fee of the course and there are no other hostel fee. MBA at IIM Shillong is strictly residential program and hence there is no requirement of any PGs. However for guests and parents, you would find various hotels at budget as well as luxury rates in the vicinity of the campus (3 to 4 Km). Taxi (reserved and shares) are always available near the gate of the campus and hence connectivity is never an issue and main market is approximately 4 to 5 Km away only. Food in mess is good (considering the fact that
